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10,000 Miles in 100 Days: One Man's Amazing Road Trip

Yahoo! On the Road will be traveling across the country and stopping along the way for a summer concert series (check out the schedule here). We'll be getting some serious miles, but nothing compared to this road trip warrior...

Tired of the urban rat race, Michael Patrick Semales quit his job as a craft beer distributor in 2012 and decided to spend 100 days alone, traveling 10,000 miles across the U.S. and photographing his amazing journey in a series of self-portraits. See more of his photography on Instagram. -- By Carla Thorpe, Yahoo!

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When asked what inspired his decision to travel 10,000 miles in 100 days, and to do it all alone, Michael Patrick Semales answers with admirable honesty, "I didn't really see a reason for living anymore. So I had to go find one."
He explains further, "Everybody has their reasons for depression whenever it hits. Mine got to me so much that I decided to spend 100 days alone. Somewhere during those 10,000 miles of traveling by myself, I came back ... more

When asked what inspired his decision to travel 10,000 miles in 100 days, and to do it all alone, Michael Patrick Semales answers with admirable honesty, "I didn't really see a reason for living anymore. So I had to go find one."
He explains further, "Everybody has their reasons for depression whenever it hits. Mine got to me so much that I decided to spend 100 days alone. Somewhere during those 10,000 miles of traveling by myself, I came back to life."